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Trump calls female reporter ‘stupid person’ after challenging him on National Guard shooting claims

Trump blasts female reporter for being 'stupid' after questioning him on DC shooting
  • Donald Trump called a female reporter "stupid" after she questioned his claims about a shooting in Washington DC.
  • Trump had linked the suspect, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, to Joe Biden's Operation Allies Welcome scheme, alleging improper vetting of Afghan nationals.
  • The reporter challenged Trump's assertion that the Biden administration had improperly vetted those brought into the US.
  • Trump responded by asking the reporter if she was "a stupid person" and claimed thousands of people who "shouldn't be here" arrived on planes.
  • This incident follows a similar event on 18 November, when Trump told Bloomberg reporter Catherine Lucey to be "quiet, piggy" after she asked about Jeffrey Epstein.
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